the long overdue ramblings...

It’s been a while, yet again since my last entry. There’s just so much I want to say and its gets piled up and then I get lazy.

Here’s one, I’ve been checking out some of my photos through the years and I have this “then and now” photo with JayR; Different clothes and date taken, but the exact same pose, but a different angle.

There’s also this Bench Blackout Fashion show that I attended for free. I was granted free entry by a person who does not even know me. Of course, I asked JayR, if he can get me in but let this photo below tell you what happened. No offense to him, he tried his best and I appreciate it.

So, how was Bench Blackout? It’s fine, I wasn’t crazy about it, and I think Bench Fever is better. According to JayR it was more organized though. Check out this backstage photo, cool right?

I also followed the recent season of American Idol like I always do, and now more people became followers because it was recently shown in QTV another GMA Network channel. Aside from that, another Filipino got in the final twelve, Ramiele Malubay. Although she left early in the competition, the shows following did not wane. An obvious “Archie VS Cookie” war between the fans of show was apparent. The final two shares two things, musicality and first name; David Cook and David Archuleta, both very gifted singers.

David Cook obviously reminds AI fans of Daughtry and Bo Bice, but maybe more of Daughtry because of his recent success and continuous noise he is making in the music scene. I remember Chris Daughtry because during the start of the show Simon wasn’t really a fan of either of them and eventually liked them. Bo Bice too, because both David and Bo became grand finalist, Bo Bice, to very successful season 4 winner Carrie Underwood and Cookie along Archie, where David Cook emerged as the season 7 winner.

Like season 6, a song writing contest was held along side the competition and the winning song will be sang by the new American Idol. For season 7, the winning song is “Time of My Life”. Unlike, “A Moment Like This”, “Do I Make You Proud”, “I Believe” and last season’s “This Is My Now”, the arrangement of this song does not sound like the whole my-moment-of-glory song. However, the song boasts of a very meaningful lyrics and an easy to sing along melody.

David Cook has received rave reviews like being the most original and the only one ready to make record. He won and I rooted for him.

Animosity, Beef, Bickering, Fights and Quarrels; Tell you what; I now believe in the saying “Time heals all wounds”. It may not apply to all and it does depend on the situation. My experience tells me, it works. One was really short, miscommunication and birthday resolves, need not to divulge details. Another was a due to some lousy power struggle that should have been struggled and fussed about and again a party solves it. Jayson, it’s nice to be friends with you again, Alls well that ends well, as the saying goes.

Speaking of friends, Dikkie is kinda like my best friend already, in three years we’ve know each other we did a hell of a lot thing together. She was surely a person I can turn to for almost anything: Just someone to talk to and listen, vocabulary, grammar check, just the stupid things, church, movie, slightly shopping, eating out and many others.

Dikkie left for Arkansas last August 7, 2008, but before she left, she was able to watch SOP for the last time. She was always bugging me to take her there and well that was her chance. After SOP was snack in Pinoydon in Podium Mall, with Te, one of our friednds . I totally recommend the place. It is in the top floor of the mall near the theater. I tried their "Aligue Pasta" and I so loved it. Dikkie will be taking her graduate course on Forest Biometrics in Arkansas and she bested applicants from around the globe for the scholarship offered in the University. Way to go Dick!

I got to watch SOP the week after, for more details, you can view this link: http://thirstytrooper.blogspot.com I would like to add to that entry that Mart Escudero is indeed a genuine soul. I do not regret ever meeting him. I may have not seen him for some time and maybe I won’t see him for a while but the friendship remains and wavers.

Next in my tab is Richard Gutierrez, yes that Gutierrez boy. I’ve been friend with one of his supporters who also took the below photo. Ann. I thank you so much. All I can say about him is that he was gracious and very modest.

Oh gawd, I remember, I got really hooked with this AVATAR: The Last Airbender. I am not a big Nickelodeon fan, but I do have a Nickelodeon shirt. Anyway, Avatar is their only offering that I followed. The show is set in an Asian-influenced world of martial arts and elemental manipulation; the series follows the adventures of Aang, the new Avatar and the last Airbender. The Avatar has the power to master all four elements, Air, Water, Earth and Fire. Aang was born and Airbender and ergo manipulates AIR.

You can check this website for their episodes. Click on this link: AVATAR.

Looking at my pictures through the years I don't only see that I've aged, I also see changes in the way I carry myself and even the spirit I have. I may have repeated some shirts or have new clothes on I see that I have always been me. In the years that passed Dikkie said that I am starting to look better. Gaining weight, looking happier, satisfied, I don't really know. I see this things differently know I just take chances. So far, I have no regrets in the risk I take, there's not that much I've taken anyway. hehe

Hmmmmm… there really isn’t left for me to say anymore…

carpe diem... ü